Insulin Pen Needles

HC Deb 14 November 1996 vol 285 cc287-8W

Mr. Alan Williams

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement about the inquiry into the provision of insulin pen needles by the NHS, with particular reference to its implications for Wales. [3806]

Mr. Gwilym Jones

We are currently considering whether insulin injection pen needles should be made available on general practitioner prescription.